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Benfica have handed starts to Pablo Aimar and Oscar Cardozo for their Champions League quarter-final encounter with Chelsea on Tuesday.
The much-coveted Axel Witsel also starts, while Luisao will skipper the side.
Chelsea, meanwhile, have given starts to Fernando Torres and Salomon Kalou, with Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba dropping to the bench.
Benfica: Artur; Emerson, Luisao, Pereira, Jardel; Garcia, Cesar, Aimar, Gaitan, Witsel; Cardozo
Chelsea: Cech; Ferreira, Luiz, Terry, Cole; Meireles, Mikel, Ramires; Mata, Torres, Kalou
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